Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., June 4, 2023.
467 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
The russian Federation, at the cost of heavy losses, continues to wage a war of aggression.
The russian forces attacks Ukraine with Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and Iranian shahed drones during the last night. The forces and means of the air command, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 4 out of 6 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 6 out of 8 “Shahed” attack UAVs.
In total, during the past day, the russian occupiers launched 14 missile and 40 air strikes, carried out 51 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are casualties among the civilian population, private residential buildings, educational institutions, and other civil and administrative infrastructure have been damaged.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. During the past day, 29 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy made an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate the DRG across the state border of Ukraine in the area of Zelene settlement of the Kharkiv Oblast, also launched missile strikes in the Vovchansk, Chuguiv areas and airstrikes in the Ivashka, Ohirtseve, Gatishche areas of the Kharkiv Oblast. They also carried out mortar and artillery shelling of settlements in Karpovych, Chernihiv Oblast; Znob-Novgorodske, Brusky, Atynske, Basivka, Yunakivka, Sadky, Myropyllya, Turya, Grabovske, Oleksandrivka, Velyka Pisarivka, Shevchenkive of the Sumy Oblast, as well as Ivashki, Udy, Chervona Zorya, Hoptivka, Krasne, Zelene, Staritsa, Okhirtseve, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Karaichne, Budarky and Chugunivka in the Kharkiv Oblast.
In the Kupyansk direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Novoselivskyi, Luhansk Oblast. The russian troops carried out an airstrike in the Sergiyvka district of the Donetsk Oblast. Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dovgenke, Kutkivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Berestov in the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske in the Luhansk Oblast came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, during the past day, the russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Belogorivka, Luhansk region. Makiivka, Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnyokamianske, Torske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Ivanovsky, without success. The russian troops carried out airstrikes in the Vasyutynske, Toretsk and Severny districts. Areas of settlements of Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Khromov, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Predtechine, Bila Gora, Diliivka and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by the russian artillery shelling.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Avdiivka direction. The russian forces carried out artillery shelling of the regions of Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka settlements of the Donetsk Oblast.
In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. At the same time, the enemy launched an airstrike within this settlement. The russian occupiers also carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Gostre, Marinka, Pobyeda of the Donetsk Oblast.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy shelled Vugledar, Prechistivka and Novoukrayinka of the Donetsk Oblast.
The russian troops conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. They carried out airstrikes in the districts of Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast, Olhivske of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, Beryslav and Vesele of the Kherson Oblast. The russian occupiers carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Vilne Pole, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Temyrivka of the Donetsk Oblast; Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Stepove and Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia oblast; Kozatske, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.
The aviation of the Ukrainian defense forces made 15 strikes during the day on areas where the russian personnel were concentrated.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed 6 russian reconnaissance UAVs over the past day.
During the past day, Ukrainian units of missile troops and artillery struck 3 control points, 2 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 4 ammunition depots, 2 anti-aircraft missile complexes and 4 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
